Please help me pick a logo

Raphy

I'm trying to come up with a logo for "Raph Nogal Photography".... i used to go with PHOTOG-RAPHY, as my name is Raph (but ppl call me Raphy).... So I'm trying something out... do any of the below work???

#1


#2


#3

du8die

For what it's worth, I like #1 the best. I'm not all that crazy about the Papyrus font (or whatever similar font you used), but I like the word-play that you did with your name. It seems to get the point across the best.

Good Luck

philipw

I like word play in number one as well, but I agree about the font. I do like the font that your name is in, but I'm just not too wild about the other font.

Philip

Raphy

Thanks guys !

dlibrach

I'm going to throw another idea into the rink. Personally, I think your name should stand out more. Right now "Photography" is taking too much of the attention. What about taking #3 and taking the "Photography" and putting it under your name? Not necessarily original as I've seen others do the same, but it is pretty slick. Try different fonts too. I agree with the others on that front. Fool around with different ones to make it your own and stand out from the crowd.

Cheers,
D

P.S. Attached a quick edit below to illustrate what I was trying to say above. I hope you don't mind.

Raphy

Thanks David - it looks great- will definitely look into something along those lines !!! Cheers!

Raphy

OK guys and gals... i played around a bit....what do u think ? I think my name stands out a lot more with this one !!



and this is what it will look like on a photo:

Hikin' Mike

Raphy wrote:

OK guys and gals... i played around a bit....what do u think ? I think my name stands out a lot more with this one !!

I do like what 'dlibrach' did, but I also like your last attempt. I would suggest lowering the opacity of 'PHOTOG Y' about 25%. In other words use a dark gray instead of black to even more separate your name and photography. Hope that makes sense.

denisegoldberg

If you want your name to be recognized, then the logo suggested by dlibrach works the best. Hightlighting your name in the word photography just doesn't work for me; you're forcing the viewer's eyes to work too hard to find it.

--- Denise

dlibrach

Hikin' Mike wrote:

.....I would suggest lowering the opacity of 'PHOTOG Y' about 25%. In other words use a dark gray instead of black to even more separate your name and photography......

Great idea! I think you are on the right track Raphy but I think that PHOTOG...part is still playing too prominent of a role. The opacity trick might make a huge difference as Hikin' Mike suggested.

Dave

Hikin' Mike

dlibrach wrote:

Great idea! I think you are on the right track Raphy but I think that PHOTOG...part is still playing too prominent of a role. The opacity trick might make a huge difference as Hikin' Mike suggested.

Dave

I was going to show you, but I didn't have photoshop open last night. Something like this:

Raphy

Ahhh, i see what you mean... nice nice !! I'll work with that !! Thansk for the suggestion!

RogersDA

Raph,

Some more ideas for you to ponder.

DavidTO

Raphy wrote:

Brilliant. I love the fact that I have to work a bit on the logo. I think the best logos are like that; something about them forces you to keep looking at them. I think making your name more apparent is much more uninteresting. I think this one shows you're clever---in a good way.

EDIT: I would lop of the left-most part of the underscore, though, so it lines up with the vertical line of the P. Also tighten the kerning between the O's and the T. The NOGAL breaking the line: some would say it should either line up with it, or be outside, but I think you've broken a "rule" just right. I think this is excellent design.

Raphy

Thanks so much guys for all you input - FOR NOW, I am deciding to go with this:




and it will look like this on the photos as a watermark:

DavidTO

Raphy wrote:

Thanks so much guys for all you input - FOR NOW, I am deciding to go with this:

Nice. I like how the underscore splits NOGAL evenly. I still wish the line ended at the P, but this is one very nice logo, IMO.

Raphy

DavidTO wrote:

Nice. I like how the underscore splits NOGAL evenly. I still wish the line ended at the P, but this is one very nice logo, IMO.

Thanks David - i did try it ending at the "P" but it felt a bit "cut-off" for some reason

Thanks for all your suggestions!

DavidTO

Raphy wrote:

Thanks David - i did try it ending at the "P" but it felt a bit "cut-off" for some reason

Yah, makes sense.

dlibrach

Looking really good Raphy. The only thing I would suggest is to not greyscale the "y" since it is part of your name. Or bold it like the rest. Otherwise people are going to just call ya Raph! Of course if Raph is your name and not "Raphy" then ignore me

Raphy

dlibrach wrote:

Looking really good Raphy. The only thing I would suggest is to not greyscale the "y" since it is part of your name. Or bold it like the rest. Otherwise people are going to just call ya Raph! Of course if Raph is your name and not "Raphy" then ignore me

hehe.... ya, my name is RAPH, but ppl do call me RAPHY (or Ralph, or Raphe, or Raphael, or .... etc.) ... i was initially playing with using RAPHY and photogRAPHY... but...

Tango

my .02?

this logo looks great for us that recognize what photog xxx Y is.
but in general i think the average customer would try to figure out what photog means, ie, is this some german name? is it a pokemon character?
etc, etc...

i just think you should think about that...

imo, i think your name should come first, and keep photography unbroken.

i like this black on white:

Tango

but then again, this looks really good. maybe Nogal a little smaller?